An Act of Affection

An Act of Affection

An Act of Affection

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An Act of Affection

2020

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Overview

While making a portrait of a single gay man in Lisbon, a Vietnamese filmmaker offers his character a little gift from the bottom of his heart. This is a film about the act of filming.

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Pierre Ghislain

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Viet Vu

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